the next stop in our graphic content module is asterios polyp by david mazzucchelli. after discussing how this module being defined by medium (rather than content) seems to yield great success, we talk about the singular vision and design and presentation of polyp before reading something from mazzucchelli’s wiki that totally endears him to us even more. we talk about how polyp is reminiscent of understanding comics, the surprisingly sweet moments of growth it has for asterios, and its incredible stylistic choices and flourishes. we explore the freedom of its chapter length (and mazzucchelli’s knowledge of form and when and how to break it) as well as the different audience/crowd for this book — and what that allows mazzucchelli to do.

reading list for season seven
understanding comics: the invisible art by scott mccloud
coyote doggirl by lisa hanawalt
the private eye by brian k. vaughan, marcos martin, muntsa vicente
no longer human by junji ito
the seeds by ann nocenti, david aja
bitter root by david f. walker, chuck brown, sanford greene
this one summer by mariko tamaki, jillian tamaki
asterios polyp by david mazzucchelli
kingdom come by mark waid, alex ross
prison pit by johnny ryan
ragnarok by walter simonson